Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth

Smith stands up with hugely significant innings

Dec 13, 2013: Few expected Australia to reach Perth with a chance to claim the Ashes in the third Test. Fewer still would have predicted that the author of a pivotal innings in that match would be Steve Smith

PCB warns Afghanistan against trying too hard to win

Dec 13, 2013: And other delights from around the cricket world

The elephant in the stadium

Dec 13, 2013: The team discusses Ross Taylor's "chanceless" double-hundred in Dunedin, Ponting's autobiography Close of Play, and the ins and outs of the ICC's match-fixing investigations in New Zealand

Two captains, one milestone

Dec 13, 2013: Michael Clarke has the better overall average, while Alastair Cook's overseas record is better; both are among the best their countries have produced

Why Mitchell Johnson fails the hipster test

Dec 13, 2013: He may be all the rage but to a hipster-connoisseur of fast bowling, he's not quite the real deal

England news

England's record-breaking run machine

Dec 13, 2013: Alastair Cook is set to become the first England player to rack up 150 Tests. ESPNcricinfo looks back at some of the key moments on his way to the landmark

Chris Old

'Sometimes I became my own worst enemy'

Dec 13, 2013: Former England fast bowler Chris Old talks about Brearley's captaincy, run-ins with Boycott, and the miracle of Headingley '81

Logan Cup 2013-14

Taylor, Chakabva score big in draw

Dec 12, 2013: A round-up of the Logan cup matches that finished on December 12, 2013

NZ v WI, 2nd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Boult swings NZ to innings win

Dec 12, 2013: West Indies succumbed to a third innings defeat in four Tests, collapsing twice to lose 16 wickets in a day to New Zealand's swing and pace

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20, Dubai

Pakistan's shot at No. 1 ranking

Dec 12, 2013: If Pakistan win this match, they become the No. 1 ranked Twenty20 side in the world, sending Sri Lanka to second, alongside India and South Africa

Premier Limited Overs Tournament 2013-14

Dickwella, Weerakkody sink SSC

Dec 12, 2013: A round-up of the sixth-round matches of the Premier Limited Overs tournament

County news

Somerset turn to Myburgh

Dec 12, 2013: Somerset have bolstered their squad with the signing of the experienced South African Johann Myburgh

England news

Mills form can be spur to greater things

Dec 12, 2013: Tymal Mills briefly found himself presented in the media as a potential England Test debutant at the Waca after proving that Mitchell Johnson is not the only left-armer in Perth capable of bowling with express pace.

Bangladesh v Bangladesh A, T20 Challenge Series

Hossain delivers Bangladesh A's second win

Dec 12, 2013: Nasir Hossain produced an all-round display to lead the A team to their second victory over Bangladesh in successive matches in Mirpur

India in South Africa 2013-14

India look to batsmen without baggage

Dec 12, 2013: Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay are the only two India batsmen to have previously played Tests in South Africa. They don't carry too many scars of defeat either

Afghanistan v Ireland, Intercontinental Cup final, Dubai, 3rd day

Ireland five wickets away from title

Dec 12, 2013: Ireland are five wickets away from regaining the ICC Intercontinental Cup with two days to spare as defending champions Afghanistan still need 211 runs in Dubai

West Indies in New Zealand 2013-14

Gayle, Pollard to miss NZ ODIs

Dec 12, 2013: Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard will miss West Indies' one-day series in New Zealand because of fitness issues

Sri Lanka news

SLC looks to secure $8 million ICC loan

Dec 12, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket is currently in talks with the ICC about securing a US $8 million interest-free loan from the game's governing body, SLC secretary, Nishanta Ranatunga, has said

WA XI v EPP, Tour match, Perth, 3rd day

Bairstow and Ballance work off Ashes frustration

Dec 12, 2013: Jonny Bairstow worked off some of his Ashes frustration with a century from the top of the order to set up victory for the England Performance Programme

India in South Africa 2013-14

Zaheer, Ashwin promise fight in Tests

Dec 12, 2013: Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin promise to show a better fight as India prepare for the two-match Test series against South Africa, which begins on December 18